The heraldic term for a vertical stripe whose centreline lies along the vertical
meridian of a shield, a banner of arms or any quartering thereof, and which (in strict
heraldic usage) should occupy about one-third the width of that shield, banner of arms
or quartering – but see ‘Appendix VI’ (also
banner of arms, ‘Canadian pale’,
‘in pale’,
‘per pale’,
paly,
‘quartering 1)’ and
‘triband’).

1) In traditional heraldry see ‘in pale’.
2) In some heraldic usage this term relates specifically to the axis of a charge or charges, rather than to its, or their position, on a shield, a banner of arms or a flag  but see in pale as referenced above.

The flag  usually a unique banner of painted silk - that is presented in Sienna, Italy as a prize in the annual horse
race of the same name (see also ‘flag tossing’).

PALL

1) On flags, a Y-shaped charge of equal width throughout, generally with two arms of the
“Y” touching, or nearly touching the top and bottom corners of the hoist, meeting on the
horizontal meridian and extending to the fly as a single band - as in the flag of South Africa. When the two arms of the ‘Y’ are on the hoist it may be called a simple pall, with
the two arms on or towards the fly a reversed pall, with the two arms on the top edge an upright pall and with
the two arms on the bottom edge of the flag an inverted pall (see also
‘inverted’,
‘reversed’) and
‘upright’).

2) In heraldry, a Y-shaped charge of equal width throughout, generally (but not exclusively) shown
upright and when employed in ecclesiastical arms is usually seen with its lower point fringed and couped
(see also ‘couped 2)’, couped 2) and ‘fringe’).

From left: National Flag of the Republic of South Africa (fotw); Flag of
Horin, Czech Republic (fotw): Flag of
Krasnoarmeyskiy, Russia (fotw);
Flag of Fontenoy-la-Joϋte, France (Ivan Sache);
Arms and Flag of Matulji, Croatia (fotw);
Flag of the Archbishop of Canterbury, UK (Bartram)

Notesa) The pall design originated as the pallium, a vestment symbolic of Arch-episcopal authority in some Christian churches
(see also ‘pallia’).b) With regard to 2) a pile may also be wavy as per the example below.

The heraldic term for a vertical stripe whose centreline often (but by no means exclusively)
lies along the vertical meridian of a shield, a banner of arms or any quartering thereof, and
which (in strict heraldic usage) should occupy about one-quarter the width of that shield,
banner of arms or quartering  but see ‘Appendix VI’,
paly and
pale (also banner of arms).

Pre-heraldic banners of varying design presented by the Pope to indicate his approval and/or support for a person or cause (see also
Bayeux tapestry,
‘gonfanon’, ‘pall’ and
and ‘pre-heraldic’).

One interpretation of the Pallia given to William
of Normandy in 1066 as shown in the Bayeux Tapestry, and the earliest known representation
of a gonfanon (fotw).

Notesa) This term was derived from an item of
arch-episcopal regalia – the pallium – and was almost certainly in the majority of cases a
gonfanon.
b)"Pallia" and "pallium" are (respectively) the plural and singular in Vulgate Latin.

From left: The National Flag of Ethiopia c1897 – 1996; The National Flag of
Ghana (fotw); The National Flag of Senegal (fotw);
National Flag of Benin (fotw); National Flag of
Burkina Faso (fotw)

Notesa) Some sources include the Garvey and
Rastafarian colours (as referenced above) in this category.
b) Flags that share the same colours, but which do not have the historic or geographic connections given above (for example the flag of Bolivia illustrated below) must not be included in this category.

From left: Arab Revolt/Sharifian Flag 1917 (fotw);
The National Flag of Jordan (fotw);
The National Flag of Syria 1932 - 1958 (fotw);
The National Flag of the United Arab Emirates (fotw);
Flag of Palestine (fotw)

Notesa) The lines mentioned in the
definition read: “White are our deeds, black the fields of battle, our
pastures are green, but our swords are red with the blood of our enemy.” and
the first flag to used these colours was the Arab Liberation Flag of 1917
(as mentioned and illustrated above).
b) The red, white and black (with or without a touch of green) introduced
by Egypt in their tricolour of 1958 are included by some sources in the above
category  but see Arab liberation colours.
c) It should be further noted that flags which share the same colours, but which do not have
the historic or geographic connections given above (for example the flag of
Malawi
illustrated below) must not be included in this category.

The blue, white and red originally adopted by the Slavic peoples during their struggles for independence from the Ottoman
and Habsburg empires, and derived from the national flag/civil ensign of the then Russian Empire
- but see note below (also ‘core flag’,
‘difference’,
'flag family', ‘pan-African colours’
and ‘pan-Arab colours’ above)."

Notesa) The red-white-blue tricolour of the Netherlands was almost certainly the model upon
which the Russian flag (adopted as a civil ensign c1700) was based, and that some sources include these
same “Dutch colours” in the above category – but see ‘Dutch colours 1)’ (also
‘driekleur’ and
‘princeflag’).
b) Flags that share the same colours, but which do not have the historic or geographic connections given above (for example the flag of France illustrated below) must not be included in this category.

National Flag of France (fotw)

PANEL

The area of a flag that is surrounded by a border, the panel itself is generally
(but not exclusively) used to display charges or other designs (see also
’border’,
‘charge’ and ‘pierced 1)’).